Healthy in a Hurry

Nov 06, 2015 09:47AM
● By Dia

If you’re health-minded and want a quick, nutritious
meal, zip over to Snap Kitchen in Colleyville. The
store, which is situated across from Whole Foods,
has a simple concept: Walk in, select your chef-
made, dietician-approved meal, and be on your
way. You can heat it and eat it there (there’s a
microwave along with a few window-side seats),
but most folks grab the food and go.

Snap Kitchen is all about “fast food for foodies,”
but you won’t feel rushed here. The vibe is relaxed
and welcoming. When we stopped in, a staff
member happily showed us how to navigate the
refrigerated case, which was stocked with a colorful
array of containers in various sizes.

If words like “organic quinoa” and “consciously
sourced produce” make your heart pound a little
faster, you’re going to like the offerings at Snap
Kitchen. The place promises “you’ll never find a
speck of white flour in our house” and that it uses
“no butter ever.”

There are plentiful options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, along
with healthy snacks and cold-pressed juices. We were in the mood for a
smoothie, so we plucked a Chai Cashew Milkshake from the shelf.

All the ready-to-go meals were tempting, from the Spinach and Goat
Cheese Scramble in the breakfast section to the Crispy Scottish Salmon in
the dinner division. It was the Spaghetti Turkey Bolognese that beckoned
to us from its BPA-free container, so we grabbed a small portion (most
meals are offered in medium and large sizes as well) and headed back to
the office.

A sticker on the microwavable container provided nutrition information
and heating instructions. In less than two minutes, we were twirling a
forkful of this hearty combination of ground turkey, gluten-free brown-
rice spaghetti, sautéed mushrooms, basil, marinara and Parmesan cheese.
It was surprisingly filling with just the right amount of zing.

We finished the meal with a few sips of the Chai Cashew Milkshake,
a creamy concoction of cashews, filtered water, vanilla bean, dates and
a sprinkling of spices. We can see this becoming a go-to snack when a
sweet tooth hits.

The menu changes seasonally, so there will always be new freshly
prepared meals to tempt your taste buds. Whenever you visit, you can
be sure you’re getting wholesome, healthy food that hits the spot. As its
website declares, Snap Kitchen truly is “good in every sense of the word.”